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Spring into a good book in March!
Published March 1, 2018 | By Jennifer
Look what the March winds blew in! Whether your taste in fiction leans toward "lion" or "lamb," you'll find plenty to choose from among these brand-new novels. (Psst! Take a look at lucky #13!)
March 2018 New Releases
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website.
Contemporary Romance:
Finally a Bride by Renee Andrews — Her dreams of love haven't worked out, but veterinarian Haley Calhoun intends to grant an orphaned boy's wish. She'll heal Eli's injured puppy—while resisting his charming counselor, Gavin Thomason, at the children's home. Still mourning the loss of his wife and baby, Gavin believes he can't commit again. But in losing their hearts to Eli, will Haley and Gavin discover they've found the family they need? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
Love and Roses by Sally Bayless — Looking for a fresh start, former Manhattan lawyer Nate Redmond agrees to arrange the sale of the outdated Rose Park in small-town Missouri, not realizing it has deep sentimental value to his new neighbor, Abby Kincaid—a beautiful widow he'd like to impress. When their plans for the park clash, he learns he's competing against the memory of her husband, a decorated war hero. With plenty of past mistakes hiding in the in the hedges, can Abby and Nate learn forgiveness and courage in time for love to grow? (Contemporary Romance from Kimberlin Belle Publishing)
Courting Her Amish Heart by Mary Davis — In this first book of the Prodigal Daughters series, Kathleen Yoder comes home after fourteen years in the Englisher world. Practicing medicine means sacrifice—no Amish man will want a doctor for a wife. Widowed Noah Lambright offers a cottage as her new clinic, seeing how much Kathleen's skills can help their community. But as their friendship deepens, could love and family become more than a forbidden dream? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
The Amish Nanny's Sweetheart by Jan Drexler — As nanny for her nephew, Judith Lapp is finally part of a vibrant, joyful Amish community instead of living on the outskirts looking in. But teaching her neighbors' Englischer farm worker to read Pennsylvania Dutch wasn't part of her plan. And the more time she spends with Guy Hoover, the more he sparks longings for a home and family of Judith's own. Guy figured he would never be truly accepted by his Amish employers' community – even though the Mast family treats him like a son. But Judith's steadfast caring shows him that true belonging could be within his reach…if he and Judith can reconcile their very different hopes – and hearts. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
The Reluctant Groom by Kimberly Rose Johnson — When Ray O'Brien's world is turned upside down, Katie Fairchild wants to help, but the personal cost is high. Neither desires a marriage of convenience, but when Katie blurts the first thing that comes to her mind Ray can't dismiss her offer of marriage. It would solve all his problems except for one thing—they aren't in love. Can these two friends team up for the greater good and perhaps find love along the way, or are their expectations impossible? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
Anna's Forgotten Fiance by Carrie Lighte — An accident leaves Anna Weaver with no memory of her Amish hometown's newest arrival—her fiancé! After a whirlwind courtship, their wedding's in six weeks…but how can she marry a man she can't remember? Carpenter Fletcher Chupp takes her on a walk down memory lane, but there's one thing he wants to keep hidden: a secret that might just lose him the woman he loves. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
Grace Restored by Toni Shiloh — Michelle Thomas has it all. Beautiful and successful, she's just opened her own law firm in Freedom Lake. What more could she want? When her old flame rolls back into Freedom Lake, she's intent on ignoring him. But how can she give the widower and his precious twin girls the cold shoulder?
Still reeling from the death of his wife, Guy Pierre returns to Freedom Lake to take over as town sheriff and raise his twin daughters. Alone. Yet, life keeps throwing Michelle in his path and sparks of interest began to rise. Will old secrets tear them apart again or can they find the faith to let God's grace restore what has been broken? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
General & Women's Fiction:
Justice by Emily Conrad — Jake thought he was meant to marry Brooklyn, but now she's pregnant, and he had nothing to do with it. Brooklyn can't bring herself to name the father as she wrestles with questions about what her pregnancy means and how it will affect her relationship with Jake. If Harold Keen, the man who owns the bookstore across from Jake's coffee shop, has anything to do with it, the baby will ruin them both. (General from White Rose Publishing [Pelican])
The Heart Between Us by Lindsay Harrel — When her heart donor's parents give Megan Jacobs their teenage daughter's journal—complete with an unfulfilled bucket list—Megan connects with the girl she meets between the pages and is inspired to venture out and check off each item. (General from HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
Sweet Meets by Deborah Raney — From short stories to novellas, from contemporary to historical, all of award-winning author Deborah Raney's short works have been gathered into one great collection for one low price.
Includes the following novellas and short stories: Going Once, Special Delivery, Haiti's Song, Prairie Lessons, Finally Home, Circle of Blessings. (Women's Fiction from Raney Day Press)
Historical Romance:
Seven Brides for Seven Texas Ranchers Romance Collection by Amanda Barratt, Susan Page Davis, Vickie McDonough, Gabrielle Meyer, Lorna Seilstad, Erica Vetsch, and Kathleen Y'Barbo — Join seven Texas Rangers on the hunt for a menacing gang, who run straight into romances with women who foil their plans for both the job and their futures. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
A Chance at Forever by Melissa Jagears — In early 1900s Kansas, Mercy McClain serves on the schoolboard, determined to protect Teaville's children from the bullying she experienced as a child. When Aaron Firebrook, the classmate who bothered her more than any other, petitions the board for a teaching position, she's dead set against him getting the job. Aaron has returned to his hometown a changed man and is seeking to earn forgiveness of those he wronged. He sets out to prove to Mercy he now has the best interests of the children at heart. Will resentment and old wounds hold them back, or can Mercy and Aaron put the past behind them in time to face the unexpected threats to everything they're working for? (Historical Romance from Bethany House [Baker])
Ain't Misbehavin' by Jennifer Lamont Leo — In Jazz Age Chicago, Dot Rodgers sells hats at Marshall Field while struggling to get her singing career off the ground. Independent and feisty, she's the life of the party. But underneath the glitter, she doesn't believe she's worth the love of a good man. Small-town businessman Charlie Corrigan carries scars from the Great War. After all he's been through, he wants nothing more than to marry and start a family. But the woman he loves is a flamboyant flapper, used to a more glamorous life than he can offer. As his fortunes climb with the stock market, it seems he's finally going to win her love. But what happens when it all comes crashing down? (Historical Romance from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
A Most Noble Heir by Susan Anne Mason — A young man suddenly thrust into nobility is torn between the servant girl he hopes to marry and the father he's always longed for. (Historical Romance from Bethany House [Baker])
Safe Refuge by Pamela S. Meyers — Wealthy Chicagoan, Anna Hartwell, is about to wed a man she loathes. The Great Chicago Fire erupts, postponing the wedding. After escaping to Wisconsin with her family she realizes she loves Irish immigrant, Rory Quinn, and prepares to break the wedding plans, which are still on. Then she learns a dark family secret that changes her life forever. (Historical Romance from Mantle Rock Publishing)
Husband by Arrangement by Angel Moore — Abandoned by her secret fiancé, the mayor's pregnant daughter marries the sheriff. Can she overcome her past and help him save the town from corruption? (Historical Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
Beneath A Prairie Moon by Kim Vogel Sawyer — Abigail Brantley grew up in affluence, but when she is cast from the social registers due to her father's illegal dealings, she finds herself forced into a role she never imagined: tutoring rough Kansas ranchers in manners and morals so they can "marry up" with their mail-order brides. Mack Cleveland, whose father was swindled by a mail-order bride, wants no part of the scheme to bring Eastern women to Spiveyville, Kansas, and he's put off by the snooty airs of the "little city gal" in their midst. But as time goes by, his heart goes out to the teacher who tries so diligently to smooth the rough edges from the grooms-to-be. How can he teach her that perfection won't bring happiness? (Historical Romance from Waterbrook/Multnomah [Random House])
Romantic Suspense:
Beneath the Surface by Lynn H. Blackburn — After a harrowing experience with an obsessed patient, oncology nurse practitioner Leigh Weston moves home to Carrington, North Carolina to leave behind her troubled past. But when someone tampers with her brakes, she fears the past has chased her into the present. Leigh reaches out for help from her high school friend and volunteer underwater investigator, Ryan Parker. But when Ryan finds the body of a wealthy businessman in Lake Porter, the investigation uncovers a possible serial killer—one with a terrifying connection to Leigh and deadly implications for them all. (Romantic Suspense from Revell – A Division of Baker Publishing)
Secret Service Setup by Jessica R. Patch — Secret Service agent Evan Novak becomes the target of multiple hit men when someone puts a two-million-dollar bounty on his head. Is it the gunrunner he's tracking…or a traitorous agent? Framed and wanted, Evan reluctantly accepts protection from bodyguard Jody Gallagher, his former love who lost her Agency career because of him. But then the bounty is raised to include Jody… (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
Fugitive Spy by Jordyn Redwood — A spy with amnesia—and a mission he can't remember. When Casper English lands in her ER with amnesia, Dr. Ashley Drager learns he has a picture of her…and the same tattoo as her long-missing father. With a dangerous man after Casper, and his memories possibly holding the key to finding Ashley's father, she secretly whisks him away from the hospital. But can she keep him alive long enough to help him regain his memories? (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ACFW, AmericanChristian Fiction Writers, Christian fiction, fiction, new releases, novel
New Fiction for a New Year!
Published January 1, 2017 | By Jennifer
January 2017 New Releases
Romance Grows in Arcadia Valley by Valerie Comer, Mary Jane Hathaway, Elizabeth Maddrey, Danica Favorite, Lee Tobin McClain and Annalisa Daughety — Is love possible for a makeshift mom and a handsome widower? What about a bed and breakfast owner and the farmer next door? A curvy jilted bride and a mysterious, handsome chef? Then there's the real estate consultant and the grandson of her elderly client; a high-powered lawyer and a woman farmer, and a formerly engaged couple. Can love make a difference in their lives? Exploring food, friends, and family in Arcadia Valley, each of these novellas kicks off a three-book series, intertwined with the works of the other authors. This collection is only the beginning of your adventure! (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
Restoring Love by Jennifer Slattery — Mitch, a contractor and house-flipper, is restoring a beautiful old house in an idyllic Midwestern neighborhood. Angela, a woman filled with regrets and recently transplanted to his area, is anything but idyllic. As Mitch struggles to keep his business afloat, and Angela works to correct the mistakes of her past, these two unlikely friends discover they have something unexpected in common–a young mom fighting to give her children a better life after her husband's incarceration. While both Mitch and Angela are drawn to help this young mother survive, they also find themselves drawn to each other. Will a lifetime of regrets hold them back from redemption and true love? (Contemporary Romance from New Hope Publishers)
Historical Mystery:
Murder on the Moor by Julianna Deering — Drew and Madeline Farthering visit the Yorkshire moor to catch a killer and solve a mystery that involves an old feud, a new rivalry and a huge, spectral hound that may or may not be a harbinger of death. (Historical Mystery from Bethany House [Baker])
A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander — A master violinist trained in Vienna, Rebekah Carrington manages to get an audition at the newly-formed Nashville Philharmonic. But the conductor–determined to leave his mark on the world of classical music–bows to public opinion. Women are "far too fragile and frail" for the rigors of an orchestra, he says, and Rebekah's hopes are swiftly dashed. Nathaniel Tate Whitcomb is Nashville's new orchestra leader. And despite a reluctant muse–and a strange buzzing and recurring pain in his head–he must finish composing his symphony before the new opera hall opens. But far more pressing, he must finish it for his dying father, who inspired his love of music. Then Tate's ailment worsens. Rebekah can help him finish his symphony. But how do you win back a woman's trust when you've robbed her of her dream? (Historical Romance from Bethany House [Baker])
The American Heiress Brides Collection by Lisa Carter, Mary Eileen Davis, Susanne Dietze, Anita Mae Draper, Patty Smith Hall, Cynthia Hickey, Lisa Karon Richardson, Lynette Sowell and Kimberley Woodhouse — Meet nine young women in America between 1880 and 1911 who have been blessed by fortunes made in gold, silver, industry, ranching, and banking. But when it comes to love, each woman struggles to find true love within a society where "first comes money, second comes marriage." What kind of man can they trust with their greatest treasure—their hearts? (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
Two Suitors for Anna by Molly Jebber — In 1903 Ohio, a young Amish woman must choose between the life she has long planned for with her beloved Noah Schwartz, and a new, very different future… But Noah has a surprise for Anna: once they're married, he wants them to travel and live in other communities. Anna, who loves her home and her job at the quilt shop, is distraught when he takes her hesitation as rejection—and leaves. Daniel Bontrager's arrival adds to Anna's confusion. Since taking over his late brother's farm, the handsome roofer has offered friendship and gentle attentions. Yet the pull of first love is strong and deep, especially when Noah returns. Through each revelation, Anna must search her faith for guidance, knowing she is choosing not just a husband, but a life to nurture and to share… (Historical Romance from Kensington)
My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas by Erica Vetsch — Journey to Fort Bliss, Texas, where a battle of emotions versus ideals is about to be waged. When a high-steppin' eastern fashion artist, Priscilla Hutchens, swoops down on the fort to gain custody of her twin niece and nephew she is met with resistance by their uncle, post surgeon Major Elliot Ryder, who thinks he knows what is best for them. Who will win the battle? Or will a truce be called for the sake of love and family? (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
Dead Run by Jodie Bailey — Kristin James's morning run turns deadly when she's attacked by a stranger who's after something her deceased soldier brother stole overseas. Her neighbor Sergeant First Class Lucas Murphy steps in to help her and won't let her brush the attack under the rug. He'll do everything he can to keep Kristin alive, but he can't tell her that he's under orders to investigate her link to her brother's misdeeds. Kristin has no idea what the bad guy is after and doesn't want to believe that her brother wasn't on the straight and narrow. But as evidence against him piles up, can they catch the criminals without becoming the next casualties? (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
Justice Delayed by Patricia Bradley — It's been eighteen years since TV crime reporter Andi Hollister's sister was murdered. The confessed killer is behind bars, and the execution date is looming. But when a letter surfaces stating that the condemned killer didn't actually do it, Detective Will Kincaide of the Memphis Cold Case Unit will stop at nothing to help Andi get to the bottom of it. After all, the person who confessed to the crime is Will's cousin. They have less than a week to find the real killer before the wrong person is executed. But much can be accomplished in one week–including uncovering police corruption, running for your life, and falling in love. (Romantic Suspense from Revell [Baker])
Undercover Protector by Elizabeth Goddard — Undercover at a tiger sanctuary, Special Agent Grayson Wilde is convinced the owner's involved in a wildlife trafficking ring–until someone tries to kill her. Gemma's determined to rebuild the tiger oasis she lost when her family died, but someone wants her out of the way, and she's starting to wonder if her parents' and uncle's deaths were really accidental. Grayson says he'll do anything to protect Gemma, but she can't shake the feeling that her alluring new volunteer might not be all that he seems. With a vicious criminal closing in, though, she has to trust Grayson…because she won't survive without him. (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
Buried Memories by Carol J. Post — A soldier hero suffering from PTSD and a young woman struggling to overcome a traumatic childhood fight for their lives and find healing together. (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
Still Life by Dani Pettrey — Blacklisted in the photography business over a controversial shot, Avery Tate answered an ad for a crime scene photographer. She expected to be laughed at, but crime scene analyst Parker Mitchell hired her outright–and changed her life. But six months ago, when her feelings for Parker became too strong, she left his employ to sort out her heart. Now, for the first time, Avery is facing the world that rejected her to attend the gallery opening of a photography exhibit and support her best friend, who modeled for the show. But the only image of her friend is a chilling photo of her posing as if dead–and the photographer insists he didn't take the shot. Worse, her friend can't be found. She immediately calls Parker for help. As Avery, Parker, and his friends in law enforcement dig into the mystery, they find themselves face-to-face with a relentless and deadly threat. (Romantic Suspense from Bethany House [Baker])
Supernatural Thriller:
Fatal Accusation by Rachel Dylan — Attorney Olivia Murray hopes her life in Windy Ridge will get back to normal after a hard-fought trial. But she soon finds out that the forces of evil have not given up. An embezzling scandal rocks the community church to its core. The New Age groups are ready to declare victory when a high-profile prosecutor files criminal charges against the local pastor. However, Olivia is not willing to give up on the community she's come to love. She takes on the defense pro bono knowing it could destroy her career, but it's a case she is called to defend. The battle will be fierce, but she's not fighting it alone. Her friend and fellow attorney Grant Baxter is by her side. Olivia must use all the tools in her arsenal to combat those who seek to destroy the believers in the community. If Olivia can't prove the pastor's innocence, more than her career is on the line. The entire community of Windy Ridge could fall to the forces of darkness. (Supernatural Thriller, Independently Published)
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ACFW, Christian fiction, fiction, January, novel
Like Faith-Infused Fiction? Check out the 2015 ACFW Award Winners
Published September 21, 2015 | By Jennifer
Congratulations to all of the 2015 American Christian Fiction Writers award winners! Adding many titles to my "to read" list. So many books, so little time…
Here's the complete list of winners.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ACFW, Carol Award, fiction, Genesis Award, novel
Sparkling Vintage Musings: Why I wrote this novel (and an invitation)
Published August 26, 2015 | By Jennifer
A fun present from my agent, now hanging next to my desk.
Every so often someone asks what my novel is about. But recently someone asked me why I wrote it. That was a new question for me. I needed to give it some thought since I, too, was curious why I wrote it. For me, the best way to figure out what I think about something is to write about it. So here goes.
At the risk of sounding a bit unhinged, I typed "Chapter One" when I started hearing the characters in my head, and I knew they wouldn't leave me alone until I told their story. But of course there's more to it than that.
In middle school I had a friend who was fascinated by the American Civil War (or the War Between the States, or the War of Northern Aggression, depending on where you sit. In middle school I sat in Illinois, the Land of Lincoln, so connect the dots.). Anyway, my friend couldn't get enough of reading about the war, watching movies about it, and talking about it (at least to me, her similarly nerdy friend. Let's just say an obsession with the Civil War doesn't win popularity points in middle school.) She knew the names of generals, the dates of battles, the words to marching songs. But when I'd ask her why she had such a deep interest in the Civil War in particular, she didn't know why.
For reasons I don't fully understand, I've long been fascinated by the early 20th century, from 1900 through World War II. I think there's something about people of faith banding together and pulling through hard times–wars, the Great Depression–that inspires me. I'm also attracted to eras that were in many ways much harder than our own, but in other ways simpler and slower-paced. Yet at the same time, not boring.
The Roaring Twenties in particular is rich territory for fiction. The era crackled with excitement. The aftereffects of a world war and enactment of women's suffrage shook things up like never before. The automobile gave dating couples more freedom—and subjected them to more temptation—than they'd ever experienced in their parents' front parlor. The highly publicized Scopes trial forced many people to examine their faith: some clung more tightly to it while others abandoned it. And of course there was the inherent drama of Prohibition, the tension between the "drys" and the "wets," and the rise of the criminal underworld. Chicago, the setting of You're the Cream in My Coffee, was at the epicenter of it all.
Further, the era had much in common with our own. It was a time of great upheaval between the older Victorian values and way of life—largely damaged if not shattered by World War I—and the rebellious, freethinking youth culture. In You're the Cream in My Coffee, the protagonist, Marjorie, finds herself torn between the glittering world of the "flapper" and the traditional conservative values she grew up with. This is, of course, a universal theme that resonates with Christian women today—how to live in the world but not be consumed by it, and where to draw the line.
There's also a spiritual thread to the story. You're the Cream in My Coffee is in no way autobiographical. Even so, like Marjorie, I've known heartache and have blamed God when things didn't turn out the way I wanted. At times I've made poor choices, headed down thorny paths, chosen questionable companions, and just generally been my own worst enemy. But our God is a God of second chances. And third, fourth, and fifth chances. As different as we are, Marjorie and I share a story of healing and hope, and faith in the One who gives them to us.
So that, in a nutshell, is why I wrote this story. If you're reading this post in August 2015, then know that you've popped in at an early stage of the journey. Recently I contracted with a publisher. I'm currently scribbling away on a revision due this fall, fixing some timeline and pacing issues and the occasional anachronistic detail (gasp! and here I tried to be so careful…). This winter we'll be finalizing the title, planning the cover, and doing all manner of furious underwater paddling to prepare to launch in about a year.
Would you please consider coming along for the journey and being part of my crew? I'll be putting together a sort of inner circle, a team of a limited number of people I'm calling the "Cream Team," to help brainstorm ideas, offer feedback at various points, spread the word about the book on blogs and social media as the publication date nears, and–above all–support the whole project in prayer. In return, Cream Team members will receive sneak peeks, yet-to-be-decided (but cool! definitely cool!) gifts and perks, not to mention my undying gratitude. It's still early days, but if you're interested in being part of the Cream Team, e-mail me privately at jenny @ jenniferlamontleo.com (without the spaces) and let me know you'd like to help.
All I ask is that Cream Team members be active on social media in some capacity (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, your own blog, whatever) and enjoy reading fiction. If you want to be supportive but you'd rather chew tinfoil than read fiction, there will be other ways to get involved. 🙂
Have a question about the novel, the writing process, the Cream Team, or anything else? Leave a comment here or e-mail me at the address above. I'd love to hear from you.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1920s, Cream Team, fiction, Jazz Age, novel, Roaring Twenties, You, You're the Cream in My Coffee
Marjorie's Story: In Which Frances Reads Her the Riot Act
Published March 18, 2014 | By Jennifer
Here's another installment in Marjorie's story. The setting is the Corrigan home, to which Marjorie Corrigan has returned after fainting at the Orpheum during a showing of The Big Parade. (To read the first episode, go here )
"If you wouldn't attend those ghastly picture shows, this never would have happened," my father's wife, Frances, scolded that evening, after getting an earful from Sadie Miller, who heard it from Penelope Blake, who got it straight from Eugenia Wardlow herself. "I'm mortified. Simply mortified."
"You're mortified?"
Feeling more like an obstinate youngster than a woman of twenty-five, I avoided her gaze and watched her hands tense and flex as she kneaded bread dough.
"'Family way,' indeed," she sputtered. "That woman is a—a—" She gave the dough an extra-vigorous punch—whether on Eugenia Wardlow's behalf or mine was unclear. "Well, being a Christian woman, I can't say what she is. But she spreads a nasty rumor quicker than 'one if by land, two if by sea.' I'll be on the telephone all evening, trying to set things right." She straightened up and blew a strand of hair out of her face. "Honestly, if Eugenia weren't the only florist in town, I'd order your wedding flowers elsewhere, just to spite her."
"That's what I hate about small-town life," I said. "Everybody's always poking their noses into everyone else's business and offering up their own skewed versions of things. Since when is fainting a sign of the stork, anyway?"
"Since busybody spinsters like Eugenia decided to liven up the gossip mill." Frances glanced at the 1925 calendar on the wall. "I suppose we could move the wedding
Frances Corrigan
My heart lurched. "Earlier! That would only make matters worse. Then people would for sure think—would think—"
She sighed. "I suppose you're right. We'd never be able to pull it off, anyway. So much remains to be done: the guest list, the invitations . . ." She paused. "You ought to see Doctor Perkins. Best make sure you're not coming down with something."
"I'm fine, really. The theater was simply roasting, and I . . ."
"Yes, Helen told me all about it." Frances returned to kneading. "Marjorie, you're a grown woman. I can't stop you from going to the pictures, but I can at least insist you stop taking Helen with you. At her age she doesn't need to see all that romantic folderol and get strange ideas in her head."
Strange ideas like there's room for a little romance and adventure in a person's life. Like there's a world beyond Kerryville. Anyway, at fifteen, Helen practically knew more about the birds and the bees than I did. But all I said out loud was, "Yes, ma'am."
The back door swung open and my older brother Charlie shuffled in. "Hi, all. When's supper?"
Frances covered the bread pan with a cloth. "Ten minutes. We'll eat early since your father's out of town."
"Hey, sis, you all right? I heard you made quite a scene at the Orpheum. Swooning over some love scene?" He batted his eyelashes.
"Very funny. You'd like it. It's a good war story."
"'Good' and 'war' don't belong in the same sentence. " His face darkened. "I lived it. Why would I want to watch it?"
I changed the subject. "Where did you hear I fainted?"
"Some fellows were talking about it over at Riley's."
"Oh, that's just swell," I mumbled, embarrassed to be the object of gossip but secretly relieved not to detect any alcohol on my brother's breath. When he'd returned from the war, broken in body and spirit, he'd too often drown his pain in whiskey, Prohibition or no Prohibition. With Frances active in the Women's Christian Temperance Union, those were some tense years in the Corrigan household. Thankfully, as far as I knew, he'd remained sober for the last year or so. He'd gone back to church, too. Still, I couldn't break the habit of expecting a whiff of alcohol on his breath and felt relieved when there was none.
"Don't worry, I set them straight." Charlie raised his good arm. "I'll pummel any goon who gets out of line. I'll go wash up. Glad you're okay, sis." He loped out of the room.
Frances pulled a pitcher from the icebox and set it on the table. "I do wish he wouldn't hang around a tavern on Sunday with all that riffraff. It's not seemly."
I set out plates. "It's not a tavern, it's a soda fountain. And they're hardly riffraff. Just friends he grew up with."
"It was a tavern before Prohibition. I don't trust that Riley not to keep a bottle stashed under the counter." Frances frowned. "Charlie'd get farther in life if he chose a better class of companions. You don't see the Cavendishes wasting Sunday afternoons at Riley's—or at the Orpheum, for that matter."
"Who cares what the Cavendishes do?" I muttered, knowing full well that at least one of the two of us cared deeply. The Cavendishes were Kerryville aristocracy. Doctor Cavendish ran Kerryville General Hospital. Mrs. Cavendish ran the Hospital Auxiliary, the W. C. T. U., and practically everything else. Frances, anxious for the Corrigans to rise in society, coveted the Cavendish seal of approval on everything from how we spent our Sundays to who our friends were. My engagement to Doctor Richard Brownlee was a jewel in her crown.
"I dread to think what your father will say," Frances continued. "Fortunately he knows Eugenia Wardlow's a ninny. What about Richard? You'd better telephone him right away, before he hears it from somebody else."
"I'm seeing him tonight for dinner. Speaking of which, I'd better freshen up." I stood, bone-weary and not of a mind to discuss any more of my personal business with Frances
She crossed her arms. "You know, you two would already be married by now, if only—"
"If only I hadn't dragged my feet on setting a date," I finished, sparing her the trouble of repeating herself for the thousandth time.
"He's wanted to marry you for ages, and you keep putting him off. It's no wonder people have started . . . speculating."
Heat rose in my chest. "Let them speculate. Anyway, I'm not putting him off any longer." September eighteenth, my wedding day, loomed just on the other side of summer.
"He's a real catch, Marjorie," Frances admonished, "and you're not getting any younger."
"Thanks." I made tracks for the door, desperate to escape the conversation.
"Marrying Richard is the wisest decision you've ever made. You'll be set for life," she called after me, "if you don't spoil your chance."
On the staircase I bumped into the eavesdropping Helen.
"Was she sore?"
"A little. She'll get over it. But no more pictures for you for a while."
"Aw." She trailed into my room. "Have you finished my dress for Spring Fling?"
Helen would be making her dramatic debut at the high school's end-of-the-year program, reciting "The Wreck of the Hesperus" to a packed, and likely sweltering,
auditorium. I was her wardrobe mistress for the event.
"Not yet, Miss Impatience. I've been a little busy, creating a town scandal."
"Will you finish it soon?"
"Not if you don't stop pestering me. Besides, you don't need it until Spring Fling."
"Can I at least see it?"
"Helen."
I surrendered. "Oh, all right. Here. Mind the pins."
She held up the pale violet frock—an old one of mine that I was altering to fit her—and swayed to and fro in front of the pier glass, glowing. "Oh, Marjie, it's the cat's meow."
"That shade suits you. Brings out your eye color."
"Am I pretty, Marjie?"
"Pretty is as pretty does."
She wrinkled her nose. "Now you sound like Frances."
I cringed. Sounding like Frances was not one of my goals in life.
"You might be pretty," I teased. "Maybe the tiniest little bit. When your horns aren't showing."
She stuck out her tongue. "Oh, you're a hot sketch. Be serious."
I smiled. "You look like our mother."
Her eyes widened. "I do? Honest?"
"Honest. And she was stunning."
Helen was silent a moment as she absorbed that thought.
"But remember what the Bible says," I said. "'Charm is deceitful, beauty is vain . . .'"
"'. . . but the woman who fears the Lord shall be praised, '" we finished together.
"That's Scripture," I added. "Not Frances."
"I know. Mrs. Varney had us memorize it in Phoebe Circle. That reminds me. She wants to know if you'll help out next fall."
"Help out with what?"
"Phoebe Circle. After you're back from your honeymoon, of course. She says the circle is getting too large for her to handle all by herself. I overheard her tell Superintendent Lewis that we're quite a handful," she added with pride.
"I can imagine."
"Aw, she's just getting old. Anyway, she said you used to love Phoebe Circle, and she's hoping you'll come back and help lead it. She said she's been planning to speak to you about it at church, but you always disappear right after the service. Which is true." She tossed me an accusatory look.
I made no reply. Mrs. Varney was right. As a girl I'd been active in Phoebe Circle and other church activities. But that was before the Lord chose to take away everything that mattered most to me. His prerogative, of course. "Thy will be done," said the prayer I still dutifully recited. But for the past few years I'd found it hard to pay Him much more than a perfunctory visit on Sunday morning. And even that was largely due to Frances' insistence that "nice people" go to church.
"I'm sure she'll ask you about it herself," Helen concluded. "I only said I'd mention it."
"Thanks for the warning."
"It'd be fun, having you for a leader."
"You just think I'd let you get away with more high jinks than Mrs. Varney does," I teased. "You'd be surprised what a tough old bird your sister can be."
She took one last twirl and handed me the dress.
"I don't know about that. But you sure are a whiz with a needle and thread."
As she whirled out of the room, I looked down at the half-sewn fabric in my hand, troubled. If only all of life's problems could be so easily mended.
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The Turkana People's traditional nomadic lifestyle in Kenya has been threatened by drought. The countries that have contributed least to the climate problem are also the hardest hit by global warming. Photo: Thinkstock, Christopher Furlong
Climate: a challenging type of justice
By	Lars Martin Hjorthol
What makes a fair climate agreement? The fight for justice has been one of the biggest problems in all international climate discussions. The summit in Paris will likely be no exception.
How should the burden of addressing climate change be shared among countries? What does an industrialized country's historical responsibility mean for today's greenhouse gas emissions? Who has the responsibility for paying the bill for climate change? Conflicts around these questions have made their mark on international climate discussions since they began in 1990.
This is not surprising. Climate change is, by nature, incredibly unfair. The groups that have contributed least to climate change are the ones that are hit the hardest. Industrialized countries have become incredibly rich though the unlimited use of fossil fuels. Now, they want to pull the ladder up after them, preventing poor nations from following the same path to wealth and social development. At least, this is what has been repeated by developing countries in different climate talks.
Can research help build bridges between these diametrically opposed positions, and help to create a more universal understanding of fairness? We have asked philosophers, social scientists, economists and technologists to address this question. Nobody has a simple answer.
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Stumbling blocks
"The conflict between rich and poor nations is the main reason why the 2009 summit in Copenhagen broke down. This is where we see the biggest potential stumbling blocks before the summit in Paris this December," says Steffen Kallbekken, research leader at the Cicero Centre of Climate Research. He has been paying close attention to the climate talks over the last few years.
The conflict between rich and poor nations is the main reason why the 2009 summit in Copenhagen broke down. Illustration: Thinkstock
"The most important conflicts we see relate to questions about financing climate measures in developing countries, and compensation for losses and damage due to climate change in vulnerable countries," he says.
The Paris agreement is intended to help build on emission cuts that have been proposed by individual countries. Each country can individually decide what it sees as a fair contribution. This way, we avoid the usual battle around handing out emission cuts, although there will still undoubtedly be arguments about how binding these agreements should be.
Kallbekken warns against thinking that the summit will be a walk in the park. The last round of negotiations, which took place in Bonn in October, show that there is still a huge difference in opinion between the industrialized and developing worlds.
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Simple fairness principles were established at the UN climate convention in 1992. The most important ones are that we have a common, but differential responsibility for the climate problem, and each nation's respective capacity to help solve it. These principles are the reason that only industrialized nations had binding emission cuts in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
"However, these principles are inevitably read and interpreted differently between different groups of countries," says Knut Holtan Sørensen, a professor at the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture at NTNU.
"In theory, you would think that it should be possible to come up with a compromise that everyone agrees is fair. However, in the real world, nations always end up arguing their point with the principle that best meets their own needs," he concludes.
Both Sørensen and Kallbekken participated in a research group last year that, on assignment from the Socialist Left party's parliament group, set Norway's goals for emission cuts for the Paris agreement. But we'll get back to this later. First, let's make things a little more complicated.
Our actions today will affect the lives of people 30-40 generations in the future. Will there be progress in Paris? Illustration: Thinkstock
Forty generations
Historical and current emissions, and our ability to do something about them, are not the only things that need to be considered when deciding what is fair in these types of agreements. Future generations also need to be included in the calculation.
"We have to look at fairness over the long term," says Professor Anders Hammer Strømman. "15-20 per cent of current CO2 emissions will still be in the atmosphere in a thousand years. We can't spend all of our time just arguing about the last two or three generations' historical obligations, and ignore the next 40 generations," he says.
Strømman is the head of the Industrial Ecology Programme at NTNU, which is an international leader in environmental system analysis. Several researchers in the programme were important contributors to the latest report to the UN climate panel.
The research group has developed models and data sets to measure carbon footprints, or the total environmental impact of a product, process or sector across borders.
Bund in Shanghai, China is heavily polluted. The Chinese earn a great deal of money by producing goods that are used in other countries. China is left with the responsibility for the pollution. Is that fair? Foto: Thinkstock
Today, the country of production is assigned the responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions. But shouldn't the consumer take responsibility as well?
Emissions from consumption
"We've developed models and data sets that make it possible to set up an environmental balance between countries, where we take into consideration emissions related to consumption," says Strømman.
"Just a few years ago, nobody knew about these principles. Now, they've been included in the UN climate panel's main report, in the technical summary.
A recent study by researchers in the Industrial Ecology Programme will be presented at a side event during the summit in Paris.
Strømman acknowledges that consumption-related emissions will likely not be taken into consideration in a judicially binding agreement for a long time. The models and data simply aren't well enough developed yet.
"But maybe bringing consumption emissions into the discussion can help break up arduous, deadlocked discussions on the historical responsibility and delegation of current emissions," says Strømman.
Quota trading isn't enough
A high price on carbon is generally presented as the most cost-effective means of reducing emissions. According to Strømman, however, this isn't enough.
"Experience shows that general efforts, like quota trading, just aren't enough. We have to take more specific, goal-oriented measures, even though they may be less cost effective," he says.
Anders Skonhoft, a professor of economics at NTNU, is another active participant in climate change debates, and is also critical of the quota system.
Climate quotas. Should rich lands be able to purchase their way out of their climate obligations? Illustration: Thinkstock
"The system seems to be fine in theory, but from a practical standpoint, it has been much harder to get working than we thought. The EU has far too many quotas, because strong market operators have used their lobbying power to get free quotas. In addition, you really have to question the fairness of rich countries such as Norway being able to buy their way out of climate obligations," he says.
The future is unprofitable
Skonhoft acknowledges that economists are generally not very good at talking about talking about equity.
"But for the past few years, this has been included in academic discussions between economists, which is important for the equity of agreements being made now for future generations," he says.
An important factor is the use of discount rates on investments for climate measures.
Simply explained, discount rates are a way of calculating the current value of an investment that has yield in the future. The concept of discount rates is used in the climate debate in Norway, to show which measures are uneconomic.
Many measures that we could be taking are quite expensive to implement, and won't show any kind of yield for a few decades. Calculated using normal business management methods, with a high discount rate, almost every method of cutting emissions will be uneconomic, unless it gives immediate results.
The 2006 British Stern report presented a completely different way of calculating the value of climate measures, and came to a completely different conclusion regarding profit and loss. Harvard professor Martin Weitzman also had a central role in this discussion.
How should we calculate the value of a climate measure? Illustration: Thinkstock
"Today, most economists agree that discount rates on climate measures need to be very low, and hyperbolic, meaning that they decrease drastically over time," Skonhoft concludes.
Right to pollute?
Professor of Philosophy May Thorseth is also sceptical about the concept of quota trading, but for different reasons.
"We are talking about a global, limited, common resource. We have a common obligation to manage resources like this in a sustainable manner, both for current and future generations. Taking this into consideration, it's wrong to talk about the rights of individual nations or people to pollute. These aren't goods for trade," she says.
Thorseth leads the Applied Ethics programme at NTNU, and much of her research is on the ethical issues related to sustainable social development.
"It's wrong to define justice as compensation for old sins. We won't save our future simply by paying for indulgences from our past," she says.
Need a strong agreement
Different countries have different capacities to help solve climate issues.
"The nations that have the greatest capacity to help have the most responsibility. Capacity isn't only about being able to afford it, but is also about having a good system of government. Part of the responsibility is also about the right and obligation to step in for countries that aren't doing their fair share, especially if they are misruled and corrupt," says Thorseth.
Norway. What is fair for this rich, little oil country to do when it comes to climate? Illustration: Thinkstock
"What is being destroyed is a common good and what is happening in each country has global consequences. Thus, it is not enough to hand over full responsibility to individual countries. Perhaps we need a new type of agreement, with extensive authority and control, and the right and duty to intervene," she said.
Fairness in Norway
Back to Norway. What is fair for a rich, small oil country in the north to contribute?
Climate and Environment Minister Tine Sundtoft provided Norway's answer to this question in March: 40 per cent cuts by 2030, in line with the EU common objective. Sundtoft characterized this contribution as both fair and ambitious.
"Based on the common principles of climate justice, Norway ought to commit to far greater emission cuts," says Knut Holtan Sørensen.
He was one of a group of researchers who tried to quantify the size of the emission cuts that Norway should make in keeping with the goal of having a reasonable chance of avoiding global warming of more than 2 degrees C.
Norway would like to be seen as a frontrunner on climate issues. Meanwhile, we continue to export as much oil and gas as possible. Illustration: Thinkstock
Sørensen's understanding is based on the two fairness principles that have the broadest acceptance: The responsibility for creating the problem, and the capacity to solve it. Calculated based on responsibility, it is reasonable for Norway to cut emissions by at least 59 per cent by 2030. If Norway's capacity to solve the problem is added, Norway's climate responsibility grows tremendously. Then we have cut more than 100 per cent of our emissions.
"But it is fair to ask whether Norwegian politicians are really so concerned about fairness when it comes to this question? The key justice principles of the UNFCCC are inconspicuous among Norwegian politicians, at least if one is to judge from what is discussed in the Storting," says Sørensen.
In Norway, economists set the agenda in climate policy. And then, "cost" becomes the central concept, he adds.
"I think other countries perceive Norway as having an ambiguous climate policy. We would like to be seen as pioneers. Meanwhile, we export as much gas as possible. We risk being perceived as rich and smug, a country that wants to buy its way out of trouble," says Sørensen.
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Fewer cows, more trees and bioenergy
Combatting global warming will require major changes in land use, a new climate change report says. One important change could be decreasing the amount of land used to produce livestock — which means that people would have to eat less meat.
Well-meaning climate measures can make matters worse
Lifestyle changes can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and help protect nature. While some actions offer great potential, some aren't as effective as we think and may even require more land and water, such as shifting to renewable energy.
Gas instead of coal is 50% better for the climate
We can do a lot to save the climate by switching from coal to natural gas. And we can shelve concerns about the negative climate impact of methane emissions from gas production, say researchers.

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Dansby Swanson opened his Major League Baseball debut with a bang last August. In a game against the Minnesota Twins, the Atlanta Braves shortstop swatted two singles, going 2-for-4 at the plate. He would later finish out 2016 on fire too, grinding out 39 hits in his first 37 career games, while batting .302 for the season.
Selected in the 2015 draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks, a trade eventually sent the Georgia-born player back home.
"What I remember as a kid growing up, was the culture of winning", Swanson says by phone to Rolling Stone. "When you put on an Atlanta Braves cap or the uniform it meant that you were going to win the division every year."
Going into his what will be his first full season as a starter with the Braves, Swanson is no less adamant about playing his part to build the club back to its success in the 1990s when Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine were at the top of the rotation.
"I have an extreme passion for this place, Atlanta and everything it stands for," Swanson says. He mentions that even though he was a year and a half old when the Braves won the 1995 World Series, "watching Braves baseball was a family ritual almost every single night."
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With that big, big moment of Opening Day here, Swanson is one marquee name in an impressive bumper crop of exciting twenty-something players. He's also one of nine young players featured in a commercial for an initiative called #CapsOn, in which Major League Baseball and its 30 clubs are partnering with New Era, to get fans to wear their team's cap as proudly as Swanson wears his own Braves lid. Regarding 2017, Swanson says he hopes to make his contributions early to Atlanta's momentum.
"People don't realize how hard of a mental sport it is," Swanson says. "But when you've got a locker room full of guys who want to win, anything is possible. Being part of that motivates me."
After placing last in the NL East in 2016, the Braves are in the midst of a new beginning. They kick off their season in New York, returning April 14th to their home opener in new digs at Atlanta's new 41,500-seat SunTrust Park. Swanson is the youngest buck in a Braves' starting lineup made up mostly of journeyed thirty-something players that also just added old stallions Bartolo Colón and knuckleballer R. A. Dickey, who are both in their 40s, to their pitching rotation.
"The most telling stat in my mind is consistency night in, night out," Swanson adds. "We have a bunch of guys up and down the lineup who can do that on the mound, or out in the field. It's extremely cool to be able to witness guys who can take care of that business, to get ready for this season."
The Braves' situation probably doesn't constitute a hard rebuild as much as that of the Chicago White Sox, who cleaned house, trading star lefty pitcher Chris Sale and outfielder Adam Eaton for Yoan Moncada and six other young players this winter. To their advantage, Atlanta does currently have the best pool of new prospects in their farm system, according to Baseball America. Elsewhere across baseball, 2017 features a new order of talent that the Braves and others will have to wrestle with.
Since the retirement of legends like Yankee Derek Jeter and more recently Red Sox hit machine David Ortiz, baseball's new youth movement hasn't hesitated to fill in and make an impact. Chicago Cubs MVP Kris Bryant, 25, and Cleveland Indians shortstop wunderkind Francisco Lindor, 23, lit up the boards all season in 2016. And in 2015, young Mets arms Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom together pitched the Mets to their first Series since 2000.
Another place where the future of the game can be seen is in Houston. The Astros have made the postseason just once since they lost World Series in 2005, but in the last two seasons their younger stars have changed infield play into an artform. Shortstop and 2015 AL Rookie of the Year Carlos Correa couples well with the power arms of pint-sized second baseman José Altuve and third baseman Alex Bregman. The three are crafting Houston to be a huge part baseball's resurgence and point to the AL West being all Astros for now.
Over in Washington, D.C., the new President may not be throwing out the season's first pitch, but baseball still looks tremendous in the nation's turbulent capital. The Nationals have placed first in the NL East and made playoffs three times in the last five seasons, principally on the strength of world class pitching that includes 2016 Cy Young winner Max Scherzer. Plus their field looks impressive with Eaton joining four-time All-Star Bryce Harper and 23 year old Trea Turner. Last season Turner slugged .567 while stealing 33 bases in just 73 games. If 2017 isn't the year for this 48 year old franchise to win its first Series, who knows when.
AL East-bound and down
Just outside the Nats' domain, the Baltimore Orioles have found themselves in a similar circling pattern, with solid season performances, and yet an inability to get deeper into October. With third base ace Manny Machado and their underrated second baseman Jonathan Schoop, the O's future looks bright. But it will be interesting to see if and when Baltimore can wrest away second place from rivals in the AL East anytime soon.
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees, like Atlanta, are also retooling with younger players. Catcher Gary Sanchez and first baseman Greg Bird, both great hitters, are one centerpiece of the Yankees' reboot. Yet both AL East teams have their work cut out with 2017's Boston Red Sox.
A popular favorite for the World Series, Boston is as stacked as the Cubs were last season. Like Swanson, left fielder Andrew Benintendi, 22, stands out as another potential superstar of baseball's newest generation. He'll play across the park from Mookie Betts in right, another future perennial MVP candidate who demonstrated power and consistency with 31 homers, 113 RBIs, and .534 slugging in his first full season. Betts also has speed and finesse – enough to bag 26 stolen bases in 2016 – and provides a spark in a lineup rounded out by shortstop Xander Bogaerts, second baseman Dustin Pedroia, and centerfielder Jackie Bradley. On top of position players, the Red Sox have an enviable pitching rotation, with Sale joining CY Young winner Rick Porcello, fellow left-hander David Price, as well as Drew Pomeranz and Steven Wright.
Sure, the Red Sox might bleed excitement. But last year their postseason fire was quickly extinguished in by an injury-wracked Cleveland Indians team. A bonus for Cleveland is that two of their best starters, Carlos Currasco and Danny Salazar, seem fit and ready for the mound again, alongside Corey Kluber, who was excellent from April deep into November, not to mention Andrew Miller, arguably the best middle reliever in the game.
Cleveland's elder players, like Jason Kipnis (2B) and Carlos Santana (1B), outperformed at-bat last season in the absence of Michael Brantley, and could do so again for 2017, should Kipnis shake off a reported preseason shoulder injury. Even better, Jose Ramírez and Lindor provide more reliable bats for a city savoring one more championship to match the Cavs' first NBA title.
Can the Cubs repeat, Dodgers rematch?
Certainly the defending world champion Chicago Cubs remain strong in their batting lineup and at every field position. Their infield especially boasts much more of that young, exciting stuff that makes for sports dynasties. Bryant, along with Addison Russell, Javy Baez, and Willson Contreras excel as a unit with Anthony Rizzo at first. It's likely that sometime catcher and outfielder Kyle Schwarber will figure in at both positions, depending how manager Joe Maddon chooses to deploy him and 36 year old utility man Ben Zobrist each game. Zobrist, the World Series MVP, is listed for Opening Day at 2B, yet spent much of the postseason comfortably in left field.
Chicago's depth doesn't mean, however, that the Cubs are done churning out top-caliber new talent. Anyone who's kept a close eye on 22 year old Albert Almora this preseason – especially last Sunday when he blasted two homers and a double in a 22-4 win over the Reds – sees another game changer developing.
Addison Russell tells Rolling Stone that his team's combination of raw talent, postseason experience, and chemistry under Maddon is a great starting point, but the Cubs won't be resting on their shiny new rings.
"Experiencing it all, (the World Series) was good for us moving into the future," Russell says. "We're all good, but only with more hard work are we going to get better at the end of the day."
Aiming to topple the Cubs' long-term imperial aspirations, the Los Angeles Dodgers are also another team to get excited about. During winter they re-upped maestro closer Kenley Jansen with a five year, $80 million contract, a no-brainer move. L.A. also brings back rotation man Rich Hill, along with 31 year old third baseman Justin Turner and Adrián González at first, who will be 35 in May. Few baseball pundits have talked about whether age equals depreciation at Dodger Stadium, or how much that creates a sense of urgency to win a World Series…now.
But the Dodgers' arsenal also looks dangerous with the '16 NL Rookie of the Year Corey Seager, and 20-year-old left hander Julio Urías in the same rotation as three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw. Each season Kershaw's speed seems to capture baseball's new zeitgeist in his every single pitch.
If 2017 is indeed the Dodgers' year to bring back the Commissioner's Trophy for the first time since 1988, all roads run through the Dodgers' pitching rotation, with the 29 year old Kershaw as the perfect lynchpin.
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Num experimento científico, experiência controlada é aquela em que dois grupos (duas amostras) são comparadas para testar uma hipótese: o grupo de controle (também chamado grupo teste ou testemunho) e o grupo experimental. O grupo de controle, que não sofre nenhuma intervenção, serve como elemento de comparação com o grupo  experimental, no qual é introduzida alguma alteração. Dado que somente no grupo experimental é testada uma variável, enquanto as demais condições são mantidas (pelo menos em tese) rigorosamente iguais às do grupo controle (referência), será possível explicar as diferenças eventualmente constatadas, no final do experimento, entre os dois grupos - convalidando ou não a hipótese testada.

Controlar uma experiência significa controlar todas as variáveis, de tal forma que apenas uma esteja aberta à investigação. Isto significa que, idealmente, ao longo de todo o experimento, todas as condições devem ser mantidas idênticas nos dois grupos - exceto  a variável de teste. Assim qualquer diferença constatada entre os dois grupos, no final do experimento, poderá ser atribuída à introdução da variável testada. Um exemplo de experiência controlada é o ensaio clínico, no qual se administra um placebo ao grupo de controle, enquanto se administra um determinado fármaco ao  grupo de teste. Outro exemplo, seria o teste de eficácia de um dado fertilizante sobre a produtividade da terra, mediante aplicação do produto em metade da área plantada, de modo que a outra metade pudesse funcionar como grupo de controle quando da aferição dos resultados obtidos.

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 Método científico
 Pesquisa científica

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A one-liner should be pithy and delivered in a single line.
One-liners are sometimes called monologue jokes. Henny Youngman and Rodney Dangerfield were masters at delivering them.
An example of a clever one-liner occurred when Oscar Wilde arrived at US Customs. He said, "I have nothing to declare except my genius."
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We got a third and presumably final trailer for Dark Phoenix this morning. That's not a surprise, as X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse both had three trailers, and it makes sense that Fox would have something ready to go for Avengers: Endgame. Yes, this morning's X-Men trailer drop kicks off what could be a flurry of pre-Endgame trailer drops.
Hobbs and Shaw gets a new trailer tomorrow, while we'll see if (speculation alert) Men in Black International, Detective Pikachu and Rocketman get new teases for the big summer kick-off flick. So the good news is that this third trailer for what is the final chapter in the ongoing X-Men franchise (New Mutants is something of a stand-alone) is the best one so far. The bad news is that it's not a grandiose improvement on what has come before.
It's no secret that the second attempt at a Dark Phoenix adaptation has been bedeviled by almost as much behind-the-scenes melodrama as the first attempt. But while X-Men: The Last Stand was coming off the much-liked X2: X-Men United (and existed in a time when mega-movies were less common and the X-Men franchise was among the biggest of the big), Dark Phoenix is the follow-up to the disappointing Apocalypse. That film earned just $155 million and $543 million worldwide, partially thanks to a whopping $121 million in China.
That was huge for a superhero flick in 2016, and all signs point to this chapter needing another China bailout. Of course, with Fox now part of the Disney empire and Kevin Feige eventually set to reboot the property somewhere around Phase Five of the MCU, Disney is actually better off if Dark Phoenix flops. I'm not presuming intentional sabotage, but if Dark Phoenix turns out to be a critically-acclaimed super-smash, well, then it'll be harder to justify starting over even within the confines of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
I still maintain Dark Phoenix got shifted from November to February to June partially because Fox (and eventually Disney) had more interest in Bohemian Rhapsody and Alita: Battle Angel breaking out. Simon Kinberg's Dark Phoenix isn't going to come anywhere near the $900 million total of Bryan Singer's Bohemian Rhapsody. But at this juncture, besting the global cume of Alita: Battle Angel is no guarantee.
That may sound hyperbolic, but consider a $45 million debut and a 2.3x multiplier (like Apocalypse) for a $108 million domestic total followed by a 29/71 domestic/overseas split in line with Apocalypse. That would give the X-Men flick just $375 million global. That would be $20 million below Alita: Battle Angel's $405 million cume (albeit on a $170 million budget).
For reference, X-Men: First Class earned $146 million domestic from a $55 million debut on the same weekend in 2011. It earned $207.2 million overseas without playing in China. Conversely, Apocalypse earned $121.8 million of its $388.5 million foreign cume from China, giving it $267 million overseas without China. So, more than even Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix will probably be counting on a Chinese rescue.
Even if Dark Phoenix, starring the star of the biggest TV show around (Game of Thrones's Sophie Turner) and co-starring one of the biggest movies stars on the planet (Jennifer Lawrence) performs like First Class (a 2.65x multiplier) domestically with a similar domestic/overseas split to Apocalypse, that's still (giving it a $50 million debut weekend) a $132 million domestic and $457 million global cume. That would be around $325 million overseas, just over the $317 million earned by Alita: Battle Angel outside of North America. Yes, Dark Phoenix will probably outgross the Robert Rodriguez-directed and James Cameron-produced flick, but it's not a guarantee.


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Yorkshire police officer Paul Dee killed in tragic double fatal crash
Former police officer Paul Dee, 63, died in the crash on the B1257 on Sunday.
Published: 17:55 Tuesday 11 June 2019
A Yorkshire police officer has been named as one of two men killed in a tragic crash near Helmsley.
Paul Dee, 63, died alongside Graham Bowen, 56, in the crash near Chop Gate on the B1257 on Sunday.
Graham Bowen, 56, died in the crash on the B1257 on Sunday.
Mr Dee, from Redcar, worked as a police officer for 30 years before retiring from the force and taking up a new role as an ambulance driver.
His family have paid tribute to him.
In a statement, they said: "Our family are heartbroken at the tragic and untimely loss of a loving husband, father, stepfather, father-in-law, grandad and brother.
"Paul was a dedicated police officer for 30 years and an ambulance driver for four years after retiring from the police.
"He was even more dedicated to his family and large circle of friends.
"We all love and miss him every minute. Taken too soon and sadly missed."
The Chief Constable of Cleveland Police, where Mr Dee had worked, also paid tribute to the 63-year-old.
Chief Constable Richard Lewis said: "Paul was a much respected and loved officer and was proud of being a police officer for three decades. He worked in a number of roles for Cleveland Police including firearms, traffic and was also the sergeant responsible for the motorbike section.
"Our thoughts and condolences remain with Paul's family and I am visiting them to offer my condolences in person. We have also offered additional support to any of our colleagues that are impacted by the loss of Paul."
Mr Bowen, from Stockton on Tees, was riding his silver Aprilia bike and travelling south towards Helmsley when he was involved in the crash with a silver and black Norton Triton bike, ridden by Mr Dee, who was travelling in the opposite direction.
Both men tragically died at the scene.
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Police are appealing to anyone who was travelling along the B1257 between Helmsley and Stokesley on Sunday morning and saw either of the motorcycles prior to the incident, or witnessed the collision itself to come forward.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101,
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The announcement by the Romanian champion came as a big surprise for many people. He announced his retirement on Wednesday, January 18, in a post on Facebook.
The time has come for me to take a step back from competitive swimming. Through highs and lows, this sport has taught me so much and truly made me grow into the more evolved human being I am today. Whether it is a pain or glory, failure or success, suffering or bliss, the amount of responsibility, discipline, dedication, and ambition through hard work to achieve a goal and overcome adversity and obstacles grew deep roots within me that will forever stay with me. None of it would have been possible without the people I worked with along the way. Each of them plays a huge role and leaves an important mark on my career and my life. For them, I cannot express my gratitude enough. All the lovely memories and dear friends that this path has brought me, soul connections that go beyond the swimming life, make me feel that I won so much more than just some medals and trophies along the way. To all my friends and fans, I want to thank you for always showing your support and for believing in me no matter the situation. The resources are exhausted, and it is time to address and look after my physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, for I am just another human being, after all. The time has come for me to step back from competitive swimming.
Romanian swimmer Robert Glinta announcing his retirement on Facebook
Robert Glinta, 25, made history for Romanian swimming and the other exceptional swimmer, David Popovici. He was the first Romanian male swimmer to win a European title. It happened in 2020, at the 100 backstroke event in Hungary, during the European Championships.
Backstroke seems to have been his favourite event, as he also won the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the World Short Course Swimming Championships (25 meters) in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) in 2021. Moreover, he won the bronze in Kazan at the European Championships in the short course in November 2021, in the 50 m backstroke.
His retirement leaves the Romanian male swimming with only one star to compete, David Popovici.
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Q: Caching and refreshing database in a stateful service I've got a stateless service which simply allows READ operations against a remote database.
In order to remove the bottleneck of traffic to a remote resources, I'd like to cache the database locally, especially since it is very low transaction volume and a small dataset - around 10 megabytes.
I still need to be able to perform SET operations, such as JOINS against the data.
Does Service Fabric specify how to periodically cache a data source such as SQL Server?
I know there may be different ways to skin this cat, but I don't want to have to re-invent the wheel.

A: The SF platform (as in Stateful services) doesn't provide a way to do set based operations atm.
But, you could simply run a database server (like MySQL /SQL Server) inside a container on the cluster. Combined with read-through caching from the stateless service.

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Guérir d'un coup de ciseaux, vraiment ?
By Graziella Cara | Published: November 15, 2018
Les modifications du génome font beaucoup parler d'elles dans les médias, surtout depuis l'arrivée en 2012 d'une nouvelle famille de « ciseaux génétiques », efficaces et bon marché : les « Crispr ». Mais que peut-on réellement faire avec ces ciseaux ?
Thursday15 November 2018
By Priscille Rivière | Published: November 15, 2018
A new pathway for modulating anti-tumoral immune response
By Lea Roy | Published: November 14, 2018
Researchers from Inserm, CNRS, Paris-Sud University, Gustave Roussy, and Institut Curie have identified a new agent in regulating PD-L1 gene expression: the eIF4F complex, which plays a role in controlling protein synthesis.
5 millions supplémentaires pour la recherche sur les cancers pédiatriques
Mercredi 14 novembre : journée mondiale du diabète
Le diabète est une maladie causée par un excès permanent de sucre dans le sang qu'on appelle hyperglycémie.
Autism Spectrum Disorder: a new brain imaging study appears to challenge the prevailing theoretical model.
As part of the InFoR-Autism* scientific program, supported by Institut Roche, an MRI neuroimaging study investigated the links between local anatomical connectivity and social cognition in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
"Nested sequences": an indispensable mechanism for forming memories
A research team from CNRS, Université PSL, the Collège de France and Inserm has just lifted part of the veil surrounding brain activity during sleep. Though we know that some neurons are reactivated then to consolidate our memories, we did not know how these cells could "remember" which order to turn on in. The researchers have discovered that reactivating neurons during sleep relies on activation that occurs during the day: "nested" theta sequences. These results were published on November 9, 2018 in Science.
Repetition is the best method for memorization, for neurons themselves. This is the principle behind what neurobiologists call sequence reactivations: during sleep, neurons in the hippocampus related to a task activate very quickly in turn in a precise order, which consolidates the memory of this task. Sequence reactivations are fundamental for long-term memorization and for exchanges between the hippocampus and the rest of the brain. These are only present at rest so they appear after initial neuron activity, which implies that they "memorize" the order they should turn on in. But by which mechanism?
A team of researchers from the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en biologie (CNRS/Inserm/Collège de France)1 has answered this question by studying activity sequences in rats' place cells. These are hippocampal neurons that turn on by following the animal's position in the environment when it moves. First slowly, while it moves, then very quickly during reactivations of sequences during sleep. But neurobiologists know another type of sequence, called theta sequences, which quickly repeat the activation of the same place cells when the animal moves, in parallel with slow sequences. These theta sequences are therefore called "nested".
Which of these sequences, slow or nested, is necessary for the appearance of sequence reactivations, and therefore causes the consolidation of memories during sleep? Using an ingenious system, the researchers discovered what deactivates nested sequences, without affecting slow sequences: the animals are transported on an electric train, in a car with a treadmill (see image). When the treadmill is stopped, the nested sequences disappear; they return when the treadmill starts again.
The researchers then observed that after several circuits in the train with the treadmill stopped, place cells in the rats' hippocampi did not reactivate during sleep in the same order as when awake. On the contrary, after one train circuit with the treadmill on, the sequence reactivations are indeed present. So it is these nested theta sequences during movement that are indispensable for the consolidation of memory during sleep.
The researchers are continuing their work, looking now at the integration of non-spatial information such as objects or textures in nested sequences, and their reactivation during sleep.
1. Associated member of the Université PSL, since 2009 the Collège de France has been conducting a voluntaristic policy for welcoming independent teams that benefit from pooled technical or scientific services and an exceptional multidisciplinary environment. Twenty-two teams are currently housed in the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en biologie and in the Instituts de chimie et de physique du Collège de France. Supported by the CNRS in particular, this is available to both French and foreign researchers. It contributes to making Paris a major player as an attractive place for research.
Point d'étape du programme 13 Novembre : la recherche toujours mobilisée
A travers le recueil et l'analyse de témoignages de 1000 personnes volontaires pendant dix ans, le programme 13 Novembre du CNRS et de l'Inserm codirigé par l'historien Denis Peschanski et le neuropsychologue Francis Eustache, vise à étudier la construction et l'évolution de la mémoire après les attentats du 13 novembre 2015, ainsi que l'articulation entre mémoire individuelle et mémoire collective. Les chercheurs tentent de mieux comprendre l'impact des chocs traumatiques sur la mémoire et d'identifier des marqueurs cérébraux associés à la résilience suite à un traumatisme.


Tan Thai joined our Mission to help provide access to "Clean Water for All by 2030". This Mission was initiated by the United Nations.
A big thank you to Tan Thai's team and customers for joining this extremely important mission on 11 May 2018.
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Deandre Harris, who was brutally assaulted by a group of white supremacists in Charlottesville two months ago, is now himself facing a felony charge.
A 20-year-old black man who was rushed and brutally assaulted by a group of white supremacists in Charlottesville two months ago is now himself facing a felony charge.
Deandre Harris was participating in a counterprotest to the white nationalists' "Unite the Right" rally in August when a clash broke out in a parking garage near the University of Virginia campus.
Video of the incident shows Harris on the ground being violently kicked and beaten with poles by several attackers.
One person involved in the brawl, who has not been identified by authorities, has now accused Harris of injuring him during the exchange. The Charlottesville police department said in a press release on Monday it has issued an arrest warrant for Harris for unlawful wounding.
The video and several images of Harris' beating went viral, triggering a social media crusade to identify the white supremacists responsible for the violence. Harris told media he had suffered injuries from the beating including lacerations to his head, a concussion, a broken wrist, and a chipped tooth.
Two men — 18-year-old Daniel Borden of Ohio and 33-year-old Michael Ramos of Georgia — were identified, arrested, extradited to Virginia, and charged with malicious wounding in August. At a court hearing for Ramos last month, his attorney reportedly said it may have been Harris who "struck the first blow in that fracas."
Harris' attorney S. Lee Merritt has described the charge against his client as "clearly retaliatory" and said Harris will soon turn himself into police.
"We find it highly offensive and upsetting, but what's more jarring is that he's been charged with the same crime as the men who attacked him," Merritt told The Washington Post.
He added that it was "highly unusual" for a warrant to come from the magistrate rather than the police department, and suggested that the alleged victim had previously made an unsuccessful attempt at accusing Harris.
The Charlottesville Police Department, however, said in its press release that the warrant was issued by the police department, at the request of the magistrate.
"The victim went to the Magistrate's office, presented the facts of what occurred and attempted to obtain the warrant. The magistrate requested that a detective respond and verify these facts," the release said. "A Charlottesville Police Department detective did respond, verified the facts and a warrant for Unlawful Wounding (va Code 18.2-51) was issued."


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I've bought about 100 or so of these batteries and they work great. They are 700mAh AA NiCAD batteries that can be soldered and work great for building R/C battery packs.
Replacements for solar garden lights and more..
I don't in general like NiCd batteries instead of NiMH for general purposes, but when you find applications such as solar lights which specify a NiCd AA 650 mah replaement, it is wise to use these, as the item has been engineered for them. subsituting NiMH cells might not work out!


Adobe Photoshop CS is a popular image editing software that provides a work environment consistent with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe ImageReady, and other products in the Adobe Creative Suite. This tutorial is an introduction to using Adobe Photoshop. Here you will learn how to get started, how to use the interface, and how to modify images with basic Photoshop tools.
Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop! These tutorials are perfect for Photoshop beginners or anyone who just needs to refresh their skills, covering the essentials topics you need to know to get up to speed with Photoshop quickly!
There are various types of plugins, such as filter, export, import, selection, color correction, and automation. The most popular plugins are the filter plugins (also known as an 8bf plugins), available under the Filter menu in Photoshop.


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const {STRING, TEXT, INTEGER} = require('sequelize')

module.exports = db => db.define('orders', {
  quantity: {
    type: STRING,
  },
  f_review: {
    type: TEXT,
  },
  c_review: {
    type: TEXT,
  }
})

module.exports.associations = (Order, {Farmer, Consumer, Produce}) => {
  Order.belongsTo(Produce) //produce_id on Order
  Order.belongsTo(Consumer) //consumer_id on Order
  Order.belongsTo(Farmer) //farmer_id on Order
}

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» Rainmakers From the Gods
» The Origins of the Katsinam
The Origins of the Katsinam
Sa'lakwmana, Gift of Mary T. Hemenway, PM 45-25-10/28831
The katsina religion probably dates from the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, when people from the Four Corners region of the Colorado Plateau moved into the upper Colorado Valley and formed large aggregate settlements with the indigenous Mogollon or western Pueblo people.
From its inception, the katsina religion helped create cultural equilibrium and cooperative behavior as immigrant and resident populations adapted to each other.
Excavation of large ancestral Hopi Pueblos in the Little Colorado River valley indicate that the religion had a major influence on Pueblo culture after A.D.1300. Katsinam appear on pottery by 1325 on the Mogollon Rim and before 1350 along the upper and middle Little Colorado River. On the Hopi Mesas, katsinam motifs postdate 1350 on ceramics and possibly on rock art. Katsinam appear on rock art as the Rio Grande style in the Rio Grande Valley, Zuni, and middle Colorado River areas by 1350. By 1500, the religion was present in all western Pueblos of Hopi, Zuni, and probably Acoma, and in the eastern Pueblos south and east of Santa Fe. It also might have been present in the Tewa villages.
The representations of masked beings that are the easiest to identify as katsinam come from murals in kivas which may date as early as 1350 at Hopi and Homol'ovi. Details of the paintings on Awatovi murals, an ancestral Hopi site, show costumed and masked figures as separated elements or interacting in scenes. Ritual drama and symbolic elements in the murals are recognizable and still used today among Pueblo people.
These objects were included in the exhibition, but are not on-line:
1. Bowls, Polacca Polychrome, Style C, A.D. 1860-1890
2. Modeled Sa´lakwmana Pitchers, Polacca Polychrome, Style C, A.D. 1860-1890
See the Sa´lakwmana kastinam.
3. Jars, Polacca Polychrome, Style C, A.D
4. Tiles, Polacca Polychrome, Style D, A.D. 1890-1900
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Was given as a gift by parents who never used it (or used it just once). They said it was New and they just never ended up using it because they traveled a lot.
I'm not a parent but I have to say this thing looks like a baby would be protected from all the elements.